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Events scheduled for the 4th of July in the Rock Port Municipal Park include the following: Wednesday, July 3 • Pool Games • Inflatables – 4:00 p.m. to Dusk •  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Library is hosting its summer reading program. This year’s events are taking place in one location, at the Tarkio Library in the Tarkio Resource Center, located at  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Dustin Barnes, Tarkio Elementary Principal/Tarkio R-I Ass’t. Superintendent The Tarkio R-I Board of Education held a regular monthly meeting Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in the Central Office of  Continue Reading »

The Little Tarkio Creek Bridge in Atchison County on Missouri Route 46 was reopened to traffic Friday afternoon following a rehabilitation project. To learn more about the project, visit: https://www.modot.org/missouri-route-111-missouri-route-46-and-route-yy-bridge-replacement-atchison-and-gentry

Local musician Donovan Jones of Tarkio, Missouri, is em-barking on a trip of a lifetime and a new career – a pianist on a cruise ship. Donovan will soon begin  Continue Reading »

A new CT scanner is being installed at CH-F replacing the CT that was put in as part of the new building in 2010. It will be ready for patients  Continue Reading »

Four Rock Port students competed in the AAU Region 16 Regional Qualifier track meet June 19-22, 2024, at Bentonville West High School in Centerton, Arkansas. Region 16 covers Kansas, Oklahoma,  Continue Reading »

As the Patriot Guard Riders arrived in Rock Port they were met by the Atchison County American Legion Color Gaurd at the Walk of Honor next to the Atchison County  Continue Reading »

Looking at the trash and debris floating down the river, everything is on the outside and indicates the river is still rising. If you haven’t already done so, say a  Continue Reading »

Performers of “The Music Man” will take the Liberty Theatre stage beginning this Friday, June 21. There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by  Continue Reading »

Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) will be stopping in Rock Port Monday, June 24, to visit and pay their respects at the Walk of Honor at the Atchison County Memorial Building.  Continue Reading »

Atchison County intends to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Missouri Department of Economic Development to make ADA improvements to the Atchison County Courthouse that is  Continue Reading »